As you may or may not be aware, I play on the chess team for my school (currently second board). Last year was a very bad year for me, with my record being like 2w 12l, but this year is going to be different. We played our first match today, and I finally broke my losing streak. I played a very tough game againt my opponent, and he resigned as I was about to promote 2 pawns. The game ended with less than 5 minutes on his clock, 15 remaining on mine. I played black and ended with King and 2 pawns to his King. The game was very tense and close right up until the end, and so today marks a great victory for myself and the team.

Edit- added random content because Melee requested it.

This week has been good for Democrats everywhere, with the Democrats suceeding in taking control of the Senate and House. We also have a new Secretary of Defense as well. I think this will be a step towards helping the nation fix Iraq in the near future.